Once completed, this is half of the frame for your shelf. Since we have some larger toys to store, I made some larger shelves. The spacing of the boards will end up as the height of the shelves. You can use the spacing I used, or make up your own spacing. Then drill boards “5” and “6” to the frame using the same stagger method. Be sure to stagger the screws as shown below so to help prevent the wood from splitting. This was the best method for us since our basement floor is not level to begin with.ĭrill boards “1”, “2”, “3”, & “4” together in the corners using the 2.5” screws. I didn’t use an actual level when making this I just made sure everything was square. If you skip making it square, you will have issues with your shelf not being level. You can also pull out a formula from 8 th grade algebra to determine the appropriate diagonal length: It should measure the same diagonally each way. To make it square, you measure diagonally from one corner to the next. Before drilling them together, you will need to make sure they are square. These will need to be cut to 6½ feet lengths. Here's how to make a basement storage shelf.įirst, you lay out boards “1” and “2”. So after an impromptu trip to Menards (their lumber is decent and their prices are good) and an evening of work, we finally have a place to put them. I just bought a 4×4 sheet of pegboard and cut it directly in half…it said it was 4×4 but it was really 40″ x 48″ so it didn’t completely cover the space…anyway, we just used 1 1/4″ screws on the back of the shelf to hang it.So here’s the deal – the kids got a ton of toys for Christmas, plus we already had way too many toys in this house. You will use 2 of your 5/8″ and place the 18″ boards every so often – I did every 22.5″ …that leaves one shelf at 23″ but I was okay with that! You could do this part however you wanted though, you could make six narrow shelves or 3 very large shelves or 4 shelves like I did! This is why I DIY folks…you get to decide how you want to do things! Ha!Īna used four 2x4s across the top as well to make that a shelf but since mine was so close to the ceiling I opted to only use 2 for structural support and save the other 2 – 2x4s to build something else! Lol!Īt this point, I decided to place a peg board on one shelf. That’s it – that’s all the cutting you have to do! Building the DIY Garage Storage ShelvesĪll you do after that is build your “legs” which are going to support the 2×4 shelves for your garage storage shelves.
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